Living and working on a New Zealand dairy farm - Settlement Support

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Tips from migrants ◊ get as much information as you can before you come ◊ be ready for long busy days ◊ you will need to learn a lot very quickly. We had to learn to safely drive tractors, motorbikes, <strong>and</strong> quad bikes as well as learn to build fences, underst<strong>and</strong> animal behaviour, how to grow the best grass, <strong>and</strong> much, much more ◊ speak to your employer if you think you need more training in any aspect of your work —learning new skills <strong>and</strong> knowledge is important in this industry, so ask about attending farm courses <strong>and</strong> training. Contact the Agriculture Industry Training Organisation (AgITO) on 0800 691 111 or take a look at their website at www.agito.ac.nz for more information about any of your training needs. They offer: • a National Certificate in Agriculture (General Skills) Level 2 • programmes in dealing with Dairy Farm Effluent • Milk Quality Stage One (Milk Harvester) 8 | A guide for migrant dairy farm workers
New Zeal<strong>and</strong> employment law You are protected by the minimum entitlements in law. You are entitled to a current written employment agreement, signed by your employer <strong>and</strong> by you <strong>and</strong> a copy of the agreement for you to keep. An employment agreement records the terms <strong>and</strong> conditions of your work with your boss. Annual holidays You are entitled to at least four weeks of paid annual holidays once you have completed a year of employment. You can take at least two weeks together if you want. You cannot be forced to cash up any leave. If your employment is for less than one year you are entitled to be paid holiday pay at the end of your employment calculated at 8% of your gross earnings (that is your total income before any tax is taken or other adjustment made). If you have a fixed term employment agreement of less than 12 months you can receive 8% of gross earnings (that is your total income before any tax is taken or other adjustment made) added to your regular pay instead of paid time off. Public holidays In addition to annual holidays, you are also entitled to public holidays. Where a public holiday falls on a day you would normally work you are entitled to have the day off work <strong>and</strong> be paid as if you had worked it. If you work on a public holiday you are entitled to receive time-<strong>and</strong>-a-half for the hours you work <strong>and</strong> if the public holiday you work on is a day you would normally work then you are also entitled to another day off on pay. New Zeal<strong>and</strong> public holidays are: Christmas Day 25 December Boxing Day 9 | A guide for migrant dairy farm workers 26 December New Year’s Day & the day after 1 <strong>and</strong> 2 January Waitangi Day Good Friday & Easter Monday ANZAC Day 6 February Dates change each year 25 April
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Page 3 and 4: Contents How can this guide help me
Page 5 and 6: What is it like working</st
Page 7 and 8: Looking after yourself As well as l
Page 9: A year on a dairy farm Weather Look
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Page 15 and 16: Isolation Dairy farms are often a l
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Page 19 and 20: Will your family come too? Immigrat
Page 21 and 22: FARM JARGON Here are some examples
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Page 25 and 26: » If you want to live permanently
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